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Android GW11036 Development Kit
***Please note the GW11036 has been discontinued ***
Gateworks has a fully featured Android Development Kit - - Click here for specifications and datasheets.
This kit features the following special software configuration:
- 7" LVDS LCD Touchscreen Display
- Wireless radio to connect to wireless access points (access through the settings section)
- Bluetooth support - coming soon.
- GPS module - Also requires antenna to be plugged in and a clear view of the sky
- For use with maps, etc
- System on / off
- Press and hold the main pushbutton for more than 10 seconds to turn the board off.
- Press the bushbutton again to wake the board
- Custom Digital IO Pushbutton for Navigation - Coming soon
- Connect a pushbutton to the DIO connector (J4) and the pushbutton will act as a 'Home' button in the Android OS
Setting Up
Most of the steps below have already been done from the factory:
- Unpack all components
- Confirm SD card is mounted correctly in the SD Card Slot
- Connect LVDS cable to LVDS conenctor
- Connect Wireless Antenna
- Bluetooth support - coming soon.
- Connect GPS Antenna (Optional, not required)
- Power on board
- For serial console access, please see our generic 'Getting Started' page.
Additional Features
- The user pushbutton has been configured to act like a power button. Hold down the pushbutton for 10 seconds or until the screen goes black. You can then push the button to turn the system back on. Note, this is a full shut down and not a 'sleep'.
- This is accomplished with a script in /data/bin/init.sh More Information Here
- Coming soon - The ability to hook an external pushbutton to a DIO pin on the board and that button would then act as a navigation button in the software, for example, acting as a 'HOME' button.
- Bluetooth support - coming soon.
Developing and Next Steps
For more Android information, please reference the following links on this page:
Note:
See TracWiki
for help on using the wiki.